Where does “Phantasie” come from?
Phantasie (German) comes from Italian fantasticare, from Spanish fantasear, from Spanish fantasía, from Latin phantasia, from Ancient Greek φαντασία, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς, from Ancient Greek φᾰντᾰ́ζω, from Ancient Greek φαίνω — to push, to hit.
Ancestry of “Phantasie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | fantasticare | to daydream; to fantasize |
| 2 | Spanish | fantasear | to fantasize |
| 3 | Spanish | fantasía | fantasy; costume jewellery; make-believe |
| 4 | Latin | phantasia | fancy, idea, notion; fantasy; phantom,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φαντασία | look, appearance, presentation, display; showy... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φᾰ́ντᾰσῐς | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φᾰντᾰ́ζω | make visible; to make visible, show; to become... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 9 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |